PC Configuration Requirements & Technical Support
Technical support: Assistance with registering, accessing, and navigating the course is provided via phone and e-mail, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time.
Telephone: +1.240. 638.0914 , Ext. 2
E-mail: rfidessentials-help@rfidrevolution.com
To take RFID Essentials Course 1, “Introduction to RFID”, you must configure your PC and connectivity according to the following requirements below.
On our course registration or sign-in page, we provide a utility to indicate whether your system conforms to these requirements. However, due to the continuous introduction of new software, we cannot guarantee that this utility is 100% accurate.
To help you with any configuration changes you need to make, we have provided some instructions. Here again, due to the continuous introduction of new software, we cannot guarantee that these instructions are 100% up to date.
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Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 or higher; Firefox version 1.5 or higher; or Safari for Macintosh version 1.x or higher
Select the name of your browser below for instructions on how to find out your browser version:
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Firefox
In Firefox for PC, select Help from the drop-down menu, then About Firefox.
In Firefox for Mac, go to Firefox in the Menu bar and select About Firefox from the Firefox drop-down menu.
To download FireFox, go to:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
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Safari for MacIntosh
Safari for MacIntosh
Go to Safari in the Menu bar and select About Safari from the Safari drop down.
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Internet connection: At least a 56K modem connection; broadband connection recommended.
To check the speed of your Internet connection, you can go to one of numerous websites available for this. One is at http://pcpitstop.com/internet/default.asp. |
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Adobe Flash Player: Version 7.0 or higher
To download the latest Flash, go to:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/ |
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Display resolution: Set to 1024 x 768 or greater |
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Pop-ups, cookies, and javascript must be enabled.
You must not only disable any pop-up blocker operating in your browser, but also pop-up blockers external to your browser. These may be operating in toolbars, such as Google Toolbar or Yahoo Toolbar or possibly in your anti-virus or anti-spyware software. More information on disabling your pop-up blockers
Popup Blockers
In order to take RFID Essentials Course 1, “Introduction to RFID”, you must disable all pop-up blockers operating on your PC, or you can add the course website to your pop-up blocker exceptions list: www.rfidessentals.net To turn off the popup blocker: Select the name of your pop-up blocker or blockers below for instructions on how to disable them:
Internet Explorer version 6 or 7
Internet Explorer version 6 or 7
Select Tools / Pop-up Blocker / Turn Off Pop-up Blocker
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FireFox
FireFox
Select Tools / Options, switch to Content Tab, un-check "Block pop-up windows"
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Google Toolbar
Google Toolbar
Navigate to http://www.rfidessentials.net from your browser.
Click the Google Pop-up Blocker toolbar icon. The Google toolbar will remember to allow Pop-ups from www.rfidessentials.net and the icon will change to reflect that pop-ups are OK.
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Yahoo Toolbar
Yahoo Toolbar
Click the Pop-Up Blocker toolbar icon.
Look at the "Enable Pop-Up Blocker" line. Un-check Pop-Up Blocker (you can also tell by the toolbar icon. It's yellow if enabled, and gray if disabled.)
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Norton Internet Security
Norton Internet Security
- Start Internet Explorer.
- On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
- Select Delete Cookies.
- Select OK when you are asked "Delete all cookies in the Temporary Internet File folder?"
- Select Clear History.
- Select Yes when you are asked "Are you sure you want Windows to delete your history of visited Web sites?"
- Select OK.
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2006/2005 version of Norton Internet Security or Norton AntiSpam
- In the main window, on the left side click Norton AntiSpam.
- Select Ad Blocking, and then click Turn Off.
- Select Pop-up Blocking, and then click Turn Off.
2004 or earlier version of Norton Internet Security or Norton AntiSpam
- In the main window, double-click Ad Blocking.
- Uncheck Ad Blocking.
- Uncheck Pop-up Window Blocking.
- Select OK.
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McAfee
McAfee
To disable pop-up blocking, right-click the web page, point to McAfee Pop-Up
Blocker, and deselect Enable Pop-up Blocker.
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To add www.rfidessentials.net into pop-up blocker exceptions list:
Select the name of your browser below for instructions.
Internet Explorer version 6 or 7
Internet Explorer version 6 or 7
Tools -> Pop-up Blocker -> Pop-up Blocker Settings
Type in "www.rfidessentials.net" into "Address of website to allow" field, then click Add button.
Click Close
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FireFox
FireFox
Tools -> Options, switch to Content Tab, click Exceptions button on the right of "Block pop-up windows" option.
Type in "www.rfidessentials.net" into "Address of web site" field, then click Allow button
Click Close button
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If you have problems with cookies or javascript:
Select the browser below (as applicable) for instructions.
Internet Explorer version 6 or 7
Internet Explorer version 6 or 7
The easiest way to reset the settings back to default level, to do so:
Tools -> Internet Options -> Click Security Tab -> Click Default level button -> Click Reset all zones to default level button if it is available.
Tools -> Internet Options -> Click Privacy Tab -> Click default button
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FireFox
FireFox
Tools -> Options, switch to Content Tab, Check "Enable JavaScript"
Tools -> Options, switch to Privacy Tab, Check "Accept cookies from sites", and select "Keep until they expire"
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